Physostigmine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌfʌɪ.səʊˈstɪɡ.miːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Physostigmine is a noun meaning (biochemistry, pharmacology) A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor alkaloid of the Calabar bean, used to treat certain medical conditions.
Meaning
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A parasympathomimetic, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor alkaloid of the Calabar bean, used to treat certain medical conditions.
Example Sentences
The substance is physostigmine, a drug first isolated from the Calabar bean (Physostigmine venenosum), a climbing liana that grows in swampy coastal areas of West Africa from Sierra Leone south and east as far as the Cameroons.
Word Forms
- physostigmines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anticholinesterase, alkaloid, salicylate, pyridostigmine, quilostigmine, neostigmine.
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